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Topic: Kadima party

February 25, 2013
11:27 am

An ultra-Orthodox man casts his vote in the town of Bnei Brak, Tuesday, January 22, 2013. (photo credit: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

Poll: 51% want a government without the ultra-Orthodox

New research suggests 76% of people don’t want new elections; 44% want the party they chose to compromise, so long as it enters the coalition

By Michal Shmulovich

February 20, 2013
9:53 pm

Shas co-leaders Ariel Atias (right), Aryeh Deri (center) and Eli Yishai address the party on January 27. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Shas close to joining coalition, will get 3 ministerial posts

Top party members Eli Yishai, Aryeh Deri and Ariel Atias expected to fill mid-level ministerial positions, according to Channel 10 report

By Adiv Sterman

February 20, 2013
12:20 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leader of the Hatnua party, Tzipi Livni, seen during a joint press conference, where Livni announced she was joining Netanyahu's government as the minister of justice, February 19, 2013. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Tzipi Livni, never missing an opportunity to make the wrong decision

She was the woman of principle who implored Labor and Yesh Atid to join her in blocking Netanyahu. Now she’s traded her integrity for two ministries and a meaningless promise to head peace talks

By Raphael Ahren

February 20, 2013
12:16 am

Shas set to follow Livni into Netanyahu government

Party leaders say deal with Likud party could be signed within days; Kadima may follow suit

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 5, 2013
3:50 pm

The Knesset plenum (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The 120 members of the 19th Knesset

Israel’s MKs, arranged by party

By Times of Israel staff

February 5, 2013
1:56 pm

Dear incoming MKs, could you be for real?

With a stable of fresh Knesset members, and coalition talks going into high gear, change finally seems possible

By Marc Schulman

February 4, 2013
11:56 pm

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid (left) and Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett at a conference in Ramat Gan, December 17, 2012 (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Coalition talks heat up as Netanyahu slams Lapid, woos Livni

Jewish Home leader says he ‘won’t betray’ Yesh Atid chief in political battle to draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis

By Asher Zeiger

February 2, 2013
9:09 pm

Shaul Mofaz at a press conference in Jerusalem earlier this month (photo credit: Flash90)

Mofaz: We will support Netanyahu

Kadima leader, who zigzagged between coalition and opposition, pledges to respect the people’s choice, cooperate with Lapid

By Yifa Yaakov

January 30, 2013
6:27 am

President Shimon Peres will meet with party leaders on Wednesday and Thursday before determining who to task with forming the coalition (photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Flash90)

Peres to start talks with party leaders before handing over coalition keys

With 82 MKs in his camp, Netanyahu assured to get presidential nod to form government; negotiations to begin officially on Friday

By Ron Friedman

January 26, 2013
3:19 am

Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid poses with female members of his new political movement in November. (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Next Knesset to receive boost in female power

Record 27 women win seats in elections, nearly a quarter of new legislature

By Yifa Yaakov and Ron Friedman

January 24, 2013
9:43 pm

Kadima head Shaul Mofaz presents the party's election campaign slogan, 'Bibi will get us in trouble,' in November (photo credit: Flash90)

Mofaz urges Netanyahu to form a centrist coalition

Kadima chair celebrates a narrow, last-minute entry into the Knesset

By Philip Podolsky

January 24, 2013
4:26 pm

Judge Elyakim Rubinstein, head of the Central Election Committee, tallying votes in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Final vote tally gives Kadima reprieve, Jewish Home a 12th seat

Arab party Ra’am-Ta’al drops to four seats as last ballots counted, shifting balance of blocs 61-59 in favor of right wing

By Joshua Davidovich

January 24, 2013
1:41 pm

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid speaks to reporters after results revealed him to be the big winner of the elections on Tuesday, Jan. 22 (photo credit: Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)

The numbers game

The press puts Lapid in the driver’s seat even before final election results are out